New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-07

Levy New-York: William r. jenkins
The author OF John Bull ct Son lie" has made
n readable volume OF his impressions Of Scotland
and tho Scotch, drawn from several months OF
residence and travel The book consists largely
Of anecdotes too many of which are familiar 10
English speaking peoples, though pronaDly theS
Will be new to the French readers Of Max ORen
What they will think Of the Gallo versions Oh
these stories Of which the aroma and not seldom
the point is so largely matter of scot'icsm'
it is Of course mi ossbc 10 imagine, but tins
much is obvious that in their foreign earp Inc
distinctive bouquet of the anecdotes is completely
lost and they are so metamorphoscd that Their
inventors would not know them. Yet there arc
few which even in translation are suhic'ch'y
Characteristic to lie amusing, and some OF MAN
O'Rells personal experiences and reflections are OF
interest, particularly as Illustrating the dlih
Guilty an average Frenchman must always eX-
perence In comprchcnding peOpe so radIcalF
different from hts o,r nation as The cohhH Sco's'
There is no mulicc and much admiration IN
the views taken by the Frenchman. lie begins
iy asclibng to the Scotch stronger ih"IccC
uaiity, a finer esprit than the l-hellSh poSscsS
The coc;<ncy. he says. demands coarse amuachch'S'
,nrid and vulgar foxes, clumsy bGfooncry At
The theatre lie insists on jigs, and T. please MN
the best actors the best singers have to earn to
tumblcrs at IA fair. No jgs, no applause; but
q hornuipc ticllIcs him to death, and have seen
the OCCUPANTS of the PIT AT London applaud these
things Snch bufloonerics would make SCOTCH
man smile but pity1ngly. The cockney. "hen
that is said all is said: he is person WHO Will
find fnult with the opera Of Faust BECAUSE III
the scene of the 'kcrmcSs, they have hcNcr
introduced an acrobat walking on ms head OF
turning handsprlngs. The Scotchman mas none
Of this kind of esprit. He is In regard 10
lumor IN cpicurc and appreciates only renl'"
Cishesn Also Donald" as NJ. Oxen gencraiF
denon,inatcs Calcdonian children, possesses more
solid qualities lie is physically vigorous an"
morally sound. lie Is economical frugal POSITIVE
exact sure, industrious and perscvcrlhg. lie rises
co,ly.when he earns forty sous day he lays aside
ten or twenty; he attends TO his own business ana
doesn't meddle with other peoples. This is why
no sncceeds everywhere Where the English
man. and still more the Irishman. dies of hunger
tie Scotcbman finds food where the Enghshman
eats the Scotchman dimes"
The following anccdote. told by DR.. Norman
Moclcod is cited as illustrating the scotch
rrocticaltv: zone day he was in boat on
IIirhland lake, when severe storm came up
lie was ACCOMPANIED by a Scotch minister ol
dminutive frame, he himself being OF massive
pbvsiaue. The little minister, alarmed 10y inc
hanger proposed that all on the boat should
address themselves to prayer. Ma ha'" lep"eu
the boatman. The little man may pray but II
we are to be saved, the big man must take INC
oars"
rho Scotchman. saws O'Rcn, "is man who
monopol.zes all the good places in this world ana
tho next; who keeps the commandments and
everything else that is worth keeping; VINO
svcors by the Bible and Ike a stalled carter;
,1 MannlOn
tho rest Of tie week: who holds fast all he has,
and above all his word" And here is another
Illustration Of character: If You travel with
Scotchman from Edinburgh to London you may
observe that your companion does not let an men
Of the country you pass through ESCAPE hs VISION
lie looks through the window at the Landscape
and gets an tie worth of his fare. Say to Inn
that the Journey is long and tircsome, and he
WIN cry: Long, But. sir. it ought to be long
for two pounds seventeen shitlinao and siApence.'
NJ. ORen declares that he knows Scotchman
who rather than pay the penny toll for crosSiI
one Of tic bridges over the Tweed, undreSsed,
fastened his clothes on bis head, and swan across
This man. he maintains. was not nieeard; on
thc contrary. his generosity is wei known IN
his ncighbolhood,7 but he was IAN original
economist"
The following is rather a NAL cious Illustration,
but il i onoted as current in the land O cakes
Saws Donal TO Duncan" Have You heard That
Sandy McNah has got six months in jail Ior
stcaGnca cow Says Duncan to Donaid-"M'Nap
WAS goose, Just as if he couldn't have bought
tic COW and then not paid for her
This SAYS Max. is the Scotchman daily prayer;
oh Lord. grant that to-day | may take III
nobody. and that nobody may take me In
But IT, OH Lord thou canSJ only accord me one OF
these favors grant that nobody may take ne IN.
And "ho has to be very clever indeed Who succecuS
IN taking in friend DonalA"
The scotch honesty is fully recognized by our
author, and Lis cXactness; "he rar' MAKES I"
mistake in his figures; but if by chance an error
does cscapc him. it is not he who suffers by it
aud again: The honesty Of Donald Is all the
more admirable because he is convinced, at the
bottom of his Scotch soul, that he VIII 90 to
Heaven whatever lie does For it must be adj
,nittcd that there is nothing 50 dangerous as
Christian who knows that one day lie Wall be
hardened much" This honesty is perhaps also
a little cal cuiatcd, if one may judge from the
following anecdotc: brave father Of family
feeling death approach, called his son TO give
linn Li, last instructions. "Donall," said he "if
YOU want to succeed in this world be honest
Rest assured that in business honesty is the
best policy. You can believe me, Donald, for
| have tried both ways"
There are 10 Jews in Scotland, says ORclI;
they would starvc to death" He adds: They
sta tel the story at Aberdeen, tie centre OF
Scotch 'cutencss,' that n Jew, who had come 10
settle there, soon found preparing to move
away. why are you going p lie asked. Is
II because Won find no other Jews in ABERDEEN
Not at az replied he; Il am going because
they are all Jews here"
In the following story an American tries con-
illusions with an Abcrdccnian, ana comes out
second best: An American lecturer had signed
a contract with the Scotchman, binding himself
TO lecture in Aberdeen for five hundred francs.
Excited by the success of his tour in England
it presently occurred TO him that he ought to
laNn h11tcr tcIms for his Scntch cncAgcmont. So